College Dorm + Unicycle Limitations

Hey Jess! I'm in the same situation! I didn't really think about it,
except I figure I can sacrifice clothing space in the closet lol. I
think I'm gonna take 2 with me, my trials and my freestyle. I would take
a muni too if I had one. I'm interested too in how to keep them without
them being in the way and all that. Where are you going to college
Jess?

Kevin

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Yup, I've got the same problem as well. I'm gonna take three, space be
damned. 29er, 24X3 and trials. I'm hoping I can find some way to hang
them from the ceiling. Or maybe take pedals off and store them under the
bed.

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If you're not planning to bring your Coker or 8-footer, you shouldn't be
too bad off.

If you have shelves in your room, depending on where they are you might
be able to attach come kind of hook to them. Or if you're feeling really
inventive, you could probably devise some sort of freestanding rack to
fit the shape of your room. Something like a floor-to-ceiling post, to
which you could attach hooks or whatever to hold up the unicycles. You
could wedge it against the ceiling where it wouldn't need to make any
holes.

Or just go ahead and put a hook up, and repair it before you leave!

It's raining. I can't believe it's raining, in June, in Sacramento. It's
not supposed to. If it doesn't dry up, looks like we'll have to put off
the ride today...

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One space generating trick is to put your bed up on cinder blocks. That
gets you more space under the bed. That, of course, depends on the
type of bed. Space above and below the bed is often begging to be made
more useful.

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Too bad no ceiling hooks. With enough of them you could hang your Unis
flush to the ceiling (not dangling)

How about something like this. You could put littler hooks down the
sides to hold your helmet, camelback, etc.

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I planned on taking just my trials to school in the fall... until I got
a muni, and realized just how impractical a 20" is for transportation. I
want my muni for going places, and my trials for... trials.. I would
just leave the muni home, but I'm going to be right in the Pococno's
(East Stroudsburg)....

I'm going to just take both, and hope I get into the new, bigger, better
dorm. If there really ins't enough room, just send one home.

Dave

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Hey, good idea John. I think that post in the corner with hooks would
probably work nicely!

Kevin- I'm going to University of California, Santa Barbara. You still
going to that N. Carolina school? Ben, where are you going?

I'm hoping I can bring the Coker. That Santa Barbara beach bike path is
pretty sweet. I probably won't take it though. If I can find a way to
accomodate it once I'm there, maybe I will bring it back when I come
home for the holidays or whenever.

I know I need my muni for sure, with those amazing mountains. And I'm
sure I'll want my trials. So it's just a question of if I can squeeze
my freestyle somewhere... and possibly that huge coker.

One other thing. When I signed the dorm agreement, it specificly said
no bicycles in the dorms. Santa Barbara has a LOT of bikes, there are
designated 2-way bike paths all over the campus. And they have lots of
lockable racks to store your bike. Anyway, I just hope it's not an
issue having unicycles in the dorms. I'm hoping it will be similar to
the airport luggage thing. "It's circus equipmet... totally different
from a bicycle!"

Later,

Jess

p.s. John the rain's not that bad over here. I'm still going.

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Jester2000 said:

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Kevin- I'm going to University of California, Santa Barbara. You
still going to that N. Carolina school? Ben, where are you going?
*

I'm going to Swarthmore college in Swarthmore PA, outside philly.

fcwegnm0b said:

* but I'm going to be right in the Pococno's (East Stroudsburg)....
*

Do you know anything about the MUni scene in that area? I'm thinking I
may have to head up to the Poconos from Swarthmore to get my MUni fix.

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Quoted message said:

Kevin- I'm going to University of California, Santa Barbara. You still
going to that N. Carolina school?

Yup, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Can't wait to get
there.

Kevin

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You want to build yourself a loft bed IMO. Then put the hooks on under
the bed. Heres a site that sells the beds, but you can basically just
make one, plans are all over the internet.

http://www.collegebedlofts.com/

Hope that helps.

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The loft bed idea will get you tons of room. If there's already a bed,
you might even make a set of "stilts" for it to raise it up. You'd need
some structural elements to keep it rigid, but you could leave one side
open for entry.

If you don't have anything else under your bed, you can take off pedals
and hide your Coker under there.

Good luck with the "no bikes" rule. You still may get "enforced" though,
because though rules like that prohibit bikes, they don't "un-prohibit"
unicycles. I recommend you always carry them in and out, rather than
rolling the tires on the floor. And make friends with whoever your local
enforcer of the rules will be!

Rain: It's totally wet here, though only sprinkling. Since you are
closer to the trail I'll take your word for it... :eek:

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Just be like MacGyver, he can build anything. Out of nothing.

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I actually had to store my uni in my dorm room this past year. I only
have one, so space wasn't that big of a deal, and I got a floor stand
that comes with the Torker DX, so it stayed where I put it.

When it comes to the b*cycle rule, I did get yelled at once, but that
was because I was riding it in the hallway. DON'T EVER DO THAT and you
probably won't have a problem. Most RAs in the dorms are cool enough to
allow a unicycle, simply because of its excentric nature.

If it comes down to it, though, you might have to either bring them down
on a day after move in day and sneak it in when no one is looking. Or,
if worse comes to worse, you'll have to get a bike lock. 🙁 Good luck!

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I was on the UCSC dorms for a month (college 9). I was told not to bring
a bike while there, but I brought my muni and my trials. I kept them
both under the bed, with room to spare. Eventually I just leaned them
against the wall, though, since I was riding them enough. The RA's were
cool, and most didn't even blink when I rode down the hallways. They
weren't too happy with jumping up the stairs, though.

Worst comes to worst you cang et some beefy bike locks and lock up your
wheels on a rack, and keep the rest inside.

Building a rack with poles in each corner with rails going across the
ceiling wouldn't be too hard. I bet you could get your toommate to go
along, too, by making it big enough that he can hang whatever he wants
up there along with your stuff.
Edit: ^---Sorta like a false ceiling, ya know? I would use steel, but
4x4 posts with 2x4s across the ceiling would also work.

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You could try a free-standing rack like this
'Nashbar rack' (http://tinyurl.com/8atot).

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I think those bike racks would work. But at the same time, I think it
would be pretty sweet to have someone walk in your dorm and see a bunch
of unis hanging under your bed. Or maybe you can put the matress under
your unis, and you can sleep under them. heh, probably not.

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Luckily, my roommate also rode unicycle, so it was never a problem. We
usually just kept them all in the corner, at the ends of the loft. This
year, I bought these little hooks made for hanging an ironing board from
the door, and I'm going to see if those work. Otherwise, I will use the
post idea, or make a hanging loft about a foot from the ceiling, to
throw them up there.

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Ben Plotkin-Swing said:

*Do you know anything about the MUni scene in that area? I'm thinking
I may have to head up to the Poconos from Swarthmore to get my MUni
fix. *

Not one thing. I don't even know if there will be any other unicyclists
on campus.

I do know the school rents out camping equipment specifically for
hiking/camping in the mountains, so I'm assuming there are a lot of
trails around the area. I'd be happy to ride with you when I'm there..
if I can keep up with you that is..

Dave

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fcwegnm0b said:

*Not one thing. I don't even know if there will be any other
unicyclists on campus.

I do know the school rents out camping equipment specifically for
hiking/camping in the mountains, so I'm assuming there are a lot of
trails around the area. I'd be happy to ride with you when I'm there..
if I can keep up with you that is..

Dave *

Yeah, it would be cool to get some rides together up there. What school
are you going to?

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